Tray for phonograph-records



J. A. McVICKAR.

TRAY FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1920.

1,337,730. Patented Aug. 16,1921.

INVENTOR Jain ATT EY PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MCVICKAR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRAY FOR PHONOGRAPH-RECORDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1921.

Application filed March 8, 1920. Serial No. 364,151.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, Jon): A. McVIcKAR, acitizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in thecounty of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Trays for Phonograph-Records, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to phonographs and particularly to a device usedin connection with disk type phonographs and has for an object toprovide means for collecting dust or wax that may be removed from thesurface of the phonograph record by the stylus and preventing the spreadof this material over the cabinet of the machine, another object is toprovide a convenient means of removing the record from the turntable ofthe machine without touching it with the fingers. These objects areobtained by the arrangement shown in the accompanying drawings in whichFigure 1 shows a plan view of a honograph with my invention in place,

ig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section, corresponding to Fig. l andFig. 3 is a perspective view of a tray in which the record is placed.

This invention includes the use of a tray of paper or similar materialused as a container for the record while it is on the turntable. Theedges of the tray extend above the record and it is somewhat larger indiameter than the record thus providin an annular space between the edgeof the record and the slde of the tray. This invention is particularlyuseful when recording on records of soft wax or when shaving these records as the shavings cut from the surface of the wax may be blown intothe annular space, this invention includes a device that may be used todeflect these shavings into this space as the record is rotated. Therecord and tray may be removed together by gripping the edges of thetray and when turned on its edge the record can easily be taken out ofthe tray. The tray is. preferably. made of strong rough paper.stiffened, if necessary, by'wax and it may be used as an advertisingmedium in addition to the purposes mentioned.

In the drawings ll represents the phonograph cabinet. having the top 1:2on which the turntable 13 is superposed rotating on the mechanism stemH. ()n this turntable the tray 16 is placed and inside the tray therecord 15 is located. The machine is provided with the usual type oftone arm 21 having a recording or reproducing head 22 carrying a stylusin a spiral groove over the face of the record by any of several meansnow well known for this purpose.

The tray may be made from stiff paper or a metallic tray can be usedsuch, for instance, as would make a container for the record. It ispressed into the shape shown in Fig. 3 having the curled over edges 25and is larger in diameter than the record leaving the annular space 26between the record and tray. Advertising matter such as indicated inFig. 3 may be printed on the tray.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the record is made from soft wax andthe recording head is cutting a shaving 23 therefrom, the purpose of thetray is'to collect these shavin s and prevent them from smearing the cainet of the machine. These shavings may be blown to the edge where theywill collect in the space 26. the height of the edge 25 above the recordsurface facilitates this operation. The deflecting piece 30 made fromstiff paper or felt clamping the edge of the tray and bearing againstthe center stem of the turntable as shown may be provided to collect theshavings and deflect them into the space 26 as the record is rotated.This piece is detachable for the purpose of replacing records. Itspressure on the record face may be varied by adjustable weightsindicated at 31.

When removing the record the tray and record can be removed together bygripping the edges 25. As the tray is flexible it can be easilydeflected to expose the edge of the record whereby the latter may beremoved and the shavings can then be dumped from the tray.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

In combination. a phonograph with a turntable, a tray placed on saidturntable, a record placed within said tray. a stylus cutting a shavingfrom said record. a deflecting member supported by said tray forcollecting said shavings.

Signed at New York. in the county of New York and State of New York.this 26th day of Febya A. D. 1920.

JOHN A. MCVICKAR.

